The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-21

mates that the course followed by several of the
members of the board has been contrary to his
own views and convictions and that he could
not change it. Accordingly he contends that
the general master workman should be accorded
the privilege of choosing his own cabinet or gen.
eral executive board, and thus be enabled to
thinking By this method, he SAYS the incon-
sistencies and discrepancies of policy that have
marked the record of the general board would be
avoided and unity Of action and purpose be
preserved.
Mr.. Powderly announces that he will advo-
cate this plan at Minneapolis By doing so he
will himself draw the lines OF an issue wich can
not but result in his downfall and that of those
associated with him, for the democratic element
In the order, which largely predominates IN
point of numbers will never consent to the
introduction of srsh a system. The struggle
will then be waged between the aristocratIc and
the democratic elements, and it is not difficult
to predict what the sequel would be. The anti
Observation-Disclosures will accept these lines of Sir.
Powderly's drawing and will fight him on the
issue just defined. Should the anti administra
tionists win as they probably will, they will lose
no time in overturning the new constitution,
to gether with the obnoxious regulation concern
ing the formation of national trade Assem- blies.
The new constitution is bound to furnish ma
terial for a long and bitter fight in the conven-
ton. District assemblies in nearly all the large
cities have resolved that they will not yield obe-
dience to its requirements and will vigorously
contest its validity. The prerogatives which it
gives to the general officers, who themselves
drew up the document in connection with the
committee on law, the members of which
to them but as clay in the potter's hands, are
almost unlimited and for this reason the new law
will be fought by the lbsral-thinking districts
with degree of earnestness which nothing but
fear of losing their individual freedom could in
spire. Besides the consideration OF the
constitution. nearly every section of the country
will bring its own particular quarrel to settle
with the present administration at Minneapolis,
and the general officers said to be quaking at
the prospect.
Regarding the pork-packers' controversy in
now preparing a statement explanatory of the
part he bore in calling the strike off, for pres
entation to the convention. The position which
he will maintain in this trouble will be, it is
said, substantially the came as in similar
of dispute. namely. that the laws and special
legislation of the General Assembly justified,
and even demanded, his interference. 1t is
serted that his opponent in that difficulty will
charge him with yielding to church influence.
sent answer The general officers say they
have no fear of the socialistic element of the
order throughout the West but their demeanor
does not carry out the assertion, and IL is I'M
doubted that they apprehend trouble from that
quarter as well as from others.
The Carpet workers ID. A. 126. which was
expelled and ooycotted by the general board
last May, the ground of INSTRUMENTATION,
will also make a lively contest for reinstate-
country will rally to its support, feeling that thes
blow which fell on it may subsequently, descend
On them. In short every prospect indicates
that deadly struggle for supremacy and even
existence will be fought in October by the op-
posing forces in the order, with Minneapolis as
the battlefield. The results will, of course, be
Of momentous Importance to the life of the